Disposed
Sri Hanumantharaju v. the State of Karnataka
Karnataka HCWP/27938/2023
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Petitioners claiming granted lands sought declaration that a 1948 Mysore Forest Act notification was null and void and quashment of the 2023 forest settlement proclamation reviving it. The Court held the 1948 action survived under Section 117 savings, found no illegality or incompetency, and directed petitioners to file objections for enquiry by the Forest Settlement Officer.
What did the court decide?
Petitioners may file objections/documents within 60 days; respondent No.2 to decide strictly per law within one year; grant-order validity left open.